Journal-box lid



Sept. 25, 1928.

R. J. SCHEIBLI, JR

JOURNAL BOX LID Filed July '28, 1926 retaining spring.

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Patented Sept. 25, 1928,

.* warren sra ROBERT J. SGHEIBLI, an, on-sr. LOUIS, MIssouRI, .nssrsivon tee-AMERICAN CAR'AND FOUNDRY COMPANY,- ornnw-xonx,n. Y., A oonrone'rron or new JERSEY.

JOURNAL-Box Lin.

7 Application filed July 28,

Reference is had to the accompanying drawings which illustrate the preferred; form of the invention, thoughlt is to be body portion of the lid; and

Fig. 3 is a perspective View of spring and reenforeing plate portion of the lid.

This invention relates to lids for journal boxes and it is an object of this invention to provide an improved lid comprising a pressed metal body portion-and a reenforcing plate of spring metal which will provide bearings for the hinge pin and a It is'also an object of this invention to provide a lid of the type described which is durable and efficient in service and which may be readily manufactured and applied. f

In the drawings the lid 1 is shown applied to a journal box 2 having a lug 3 provided with openings 4: to receive the hinge pin 5 which secures the lid 1 to the journal box 2. The lug 3 is also provided with flat angular-1y disposed surfaces 6 and 7 against which the retaining spring of the lid engages to hold the lid in the closed and open pos1-.

tions, respectively.

The lid 1 comprises abody portion 8 and a spring plate 9, the body portion 8 being formed as a flat substantially rectangular member 10 having flanges 11 at its edges, a

stifiening corrugation 24 and a hood 12 pressed outwardly from the member 10.- The hood 12 extends beyond an edge of ,the' remainder of the body portion of the lid end as at 19 to contact with the faces 6' and T of the lug 3 and as a retaining spring- 1926. Serial at. 7125,4148.

and is tapered upwardly from the. back member 17 to provide additional resiliency. The springplat'e Q isapplied to the outside of the body portion 8 and'securedthereto in any suitablemanner as by welding or by rivets' '2O inserted in the holes 21 and 22 'in the spring plate 9 and body" portion 8,

respectively, the central member 16 being inserted through an opening 23 in the hood 12 so as to contact with the lug 3 andit he.

end members extending on opposite sides 'of the] hood 12 with their openings 18 in line with the openings 14 of the hood so that the lid may be readily applied by placing it with the hood 12 over the lug 3-and the openings18 and 14C in line with the opening 4: of the lug 3 to receive the pin 5.

Forming the retaining spring 16 and hinge portions as shown provides a member which reenforces the box lid, positively posie tions the retaining springwith' respect to the hinges and provides a meansfor readily securing the retaining spring to. the body portion of the lid.

l Vhat is claimed is: j

1. In combination, a casing open at one end, a pivotally supported'closure therefor, and a resilient plate of substantially the same width'asthe closure secured thereto and having attaching portions extending adjacent the sides of the closureand a free resilienttongueintermediate the attaching whereby to exert a uniform pressure on the closure for substantially the entire width thereof.

2. The combination "a journalbox having a pivoted closure, of a resilient plate extending entirely, across the pivoted, closure and attached thereto, and having hinge elements at one end engaged by the pivot pin fortheclosure, and a free intermediate resilient tongue passing upwardly through i L the closure and engaged with a fixed abut ment on thejournal box, such resilient plate,

functioning to retain'the closure in either,

closed or open position. v,

. '3. In a journal box, a lid comprising abody portion. having a hood formed there- 'portions and bearing against a fixed abut- V ment adjacent the pivoted end of the closure int with and a retaining spring having a-portion thereof projecting beneath the hood, said spring being of substantially the same Width as the lid whereby to exert pressure on'the lid throughout substantially entire width thereof to cause said lid to firmly seat on the journal box for substantially the entire area thereof, and hinge elements carried by i the spring and secured to the journal box on each side of the hood.

4; In combination with a casing, a closure therefor, mounting means intermediate the sides of the closure for supporting the same,

and resilient means secured to the closure and having attaching portions extending on each side of the before-mentioned mounting means and a tongue intermediate the attaching portions, said tongue engaging the fixed abutment on the casing whereby to retain the closure in open or closed position.

6. In a journal box, a lid having a body portion and attaching meansv intermediate its side edges for supporting the same, a retaining plate extending from side to side of the lid and securedthereto and having supporting hinge elements arranged on each side of the before-mentioned lid attaching means, and a spring element intermediate the hinge elements for retaining said lid in open or closed position.

In witness whereof I have hereunto, set

my hand.

' ROBERT J. SCHEIBLI, JR. 

